What is eBay Motors Parts Compatibility and How Do I Use It?

What is eBay Motors Parts Compatibility?

Listing using eBay’s Parts Compatibility feature will allow buyers to search for parts and accessories using basic information about their car or truck. The listing will also have a compatibility tab that will list all of the vehicles a particular item will fit. You will no longer need to include a list of compatible vehicles in your listing title, and instead can use the space to include the products’ brand, part type, part number, etc. To download eBay's Master Vehicle list for your reference, click here.

How Do I Use eBay Motors Parts Compatibility?

To create a listing using Parts Compatibility first eBay Motors US-Parts & Accessories at the top of the lister page.

• Select the category. If the category selected supports Parts Compatibility, a link will appear below the category box. If there is no link to enter Parts Compatibility, then the category does not support that feature at this time.

• Click the "Parts Compatibility" link.

• Search for, and select, your part or accessory (Search fields will vary for different categories).

• After you have selected the correct part and reviewed the list of compatible vehicles, click the Confirm button.

• If you can’t find the part or accessory in eBay’s catalog, enter your own manually by clicking the "Enter Compatibility Information Manually" link.

  • Note: You must make a new entry for each year, make, model, etc. of vehicle that your part is compatible with. For example, if your part is compatible for 2002-2005 Ford F-150 pickups, you need to make four entries: one for each year 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

  • When you are done entering your compatibility information, click the Finish button.
• Select the year, make, model, etc. that your part is compatible with and click the "Add" button to the right.

• Once your Parts Compatibility information is entered (either by selecting it from eBay’s catalog or by entering it manually), you will be taken back to the lister page to complete your ad as usual.

More information about Parts Compatibility is available here: http://pages.motors.ebay.com/compatibility_faq/index.html